What is the meaning of dug?

noun

  • An udder or breast or teat.

verb

  • Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
    • usage: "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
  • Create by digging.
    • usage: "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
  • Work hard.
    • usage: "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
  • Remove, harvest, or recover by digging.
    • usage: "dig salt"; "dig coal"
  • Thrust down or into.
    • usage: "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"
  • Remove the inner part or the core of.
    • usage: "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
  • Poke or thrust abruptly.
    • usage: "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  • Get the meaning of something.
    • usage: "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter"
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